Beth’s foster cousin notwithstanding, troopers were still looking for an informant, or informants, who could help them break their case.…
Beth’s foster cousin Greg Nicholas gave his first trooper interview on December 26th, the day after Beth was found. As…
Given that Beth had planned to babysit for her (foster) cousin, Greg Nicholas, on the night she disappeared, he immediately…
DECEMBER 25, 1971: On Christmas day, two brothers went to McHugh Creek, along Turnagain Arm south of Anchorage, to shoot…
I’ve written about the murder of Beth van Zanten multiple times — here, here, here and here. That the murder…
It was up to Assistant District Attorney Frank Rothschild to articulate the depth and depravity of Robert Hansen’s crimes. When…
David Grunwald had a cell phone. Dominic Johnson had a cell phone, as did Austin Barrett. Each one sent network…
There is no special consideration for Bob Hansen’s “most despicable” crimes. They were all variations of bad to worst. That’s…
Humans have developed elaborate rituals surrounding the key turning points of our all-too-brief lives. The “baby shower” for the mother-to-be.…
Rereading the Sentencing document for the first time in at least a decade, I’m struck by several things. First, the…